Sleep Research
Study links weekend catch-up sleep to fewer daily depressive symptoms in 16- to 24-year-olds
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Teenagers and young adults who sleep longer on weekends than on weekdays were less likely to report feeling sad or depressed every day, according to a U.S. study that analyzed National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from 2021 to 2023.
Recreational runners who sleep too little or report poor-quality sleep were nearly twice as likely to report injuries as those who sleep well, according to a study of 425 runners led by Professor Jan de Jonge and published in Applied Sciences.
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A preliminary analysis from Boston researchers ties greater exposure to artificial light at night to heightened stress activity in the brain, arterial inflammation, and a higher risk of major heart events. The work will be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2025 in New Orleans on November 7–10 and frames light pollution as a potentially modifiable environmental factor.